Window



May l0, 1927.

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UNITED STATES ALFRED F. MASURY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO NTERNATIONAL MOTOR COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW'JERSEY. y

WINDOW.

permit a flow of air out of the vehicle and induce a reduction of pressure therein wherei by the iniow of air at the forward part of the vehicle is facilitated. The present invention has for an object to provide a closure for av Ventilating port of the character described which shall be capable of opening in opposite directions to facilitate either i' the admission of fresh air or the escape of used air. Accordingly means are provided whereby the closure may be moved with respect to the port whereby either one of opposed edges may be disposed in spaced relation from the edge of the closure. More particularly a pane of glass may serve as the closure for a window opening and may be provided upon opposed edges with yielding and/or flexible strips clamped to the opposed edges of the pane and adapted to be secured in spaced relation lto the aforesaid clamps to window opening Idevices whereby either one of the opposed edges may bemoved into spaced. relation with respect to the edge of the aperture while the flexible connection at the other edge serves as an articulated joint. Preferably the window opening devices comprise a bolt or bolts passing to the interior of the vehicle and provided with shoulders or lugs adapted to be engaged by manually operable latches whereby the bolts may be moved and retained in predetermined positions with re-,` spect to the latch. A further object of the invention is the provision of a hinged connection for a closure which shall eliminate wear and the noise incident thereto as well as the necessity of lubrication. Accordingly the closure is clamped within a groove formed in one edge of a strip of yielding non-metallic material whereof thev opposite edge is clamped in spaced relation to the first named point of clamping to that point about which the closure is adapted to swinO. kIn order that the invention may be clearl understood and readily carried into efect the same will now bedescribed more fully with Cil reference to the accompanying Adrawings illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof, in which: Y y l Figure l isa view in front elevation of the closure for a Ventilating port according to the present invent-ion.

Figure 2 is a horizontal longitudinal sectional view ltaken in the plane indica-ted by the line 2 2 inv Figure l an'dlooking in the direction of the arrows and showing the closure and the operat-ino means therefor.

' In the drawings a vertically disposed wall section is shown at a and a Ventilating port or window therein is indicated at c. A closure for the opening a which consists, in the illustrated embodiment, of a pane of glass is shown as engaged upon opposed edges b', b2 by flexible connections c. These liexible connections may take the form of relatively broad strips of material which may be of rubber or suitable layers of fabric secured together in any convenient man-y ner and formed with a groove or the'like c adapted to receive the edge of the closure b. Upon opposite sides of the strip c are disposed plates 02, @which together with the bolts S3-passing through apertures in the plates c2, strips c and closure Z) are adapted to clamp the edge of the strip c to the edge of the closure t. Spaced from the plates 02 are similarly disposedplates c* adjacent the opposite side of the strip of flexible material c and spaced from the plates c2 as will'be obvious from an inspection of the drawings. Plates 04 are secured in clamping relation with respect to' the edo'e of the strip c by means of bolts c5 shoulders 06 and'adjustable nuts c7 whereby the desired compression may be exerted upon the clamping plates c4. Bolt c5 is provided 9 with a. head c3 or other convenient medium for a hand-hold and also With spaced shoulders o9, 01. Apertures a2 spaced frointhe edges of the ports a are provided in the walls a for the vpassage of the bolts c5 into the interior of the vehicle where they may be conveniently grasped by an occupant.

Adjacent each bolt 05 is a slide Z formed with an axial slot d through which one or more wood screws 'cl2 may pass into the wall provided respectively with a while the heads thereof serve as securing means for the slide and permit relative movement thereof. Head cl may have an inturned portion Z3 serving as a hand-hold to facilitate manipulation and a bifurcated end cl* llO adapted to engage in one position one of the shoulders o9 or 01 on the bolt. If desired the edges of the port may be encircled or surrounded by a resilient cushion e serving as a sealing means for the port When the Window is completely closed.

The operation of' the device should be apparent from the foregoing description. At the left-hand side of Figure 2 the closure is indicated in closed position wherein the bolt c5 is drawn inwardly through the aperture a2 to extreme position and the slide cl has been moved so that the bifurcated portion Z4 engages the shoulder 09 and prevents axial movement of the bolt which would serve to space the edge b2 of the closure Z) from the Wall a. A similar position is indicated at the right-hand side of Figure 2 in full lines. In dotted lines there is indicated the position of the closure when opened at that end to promote circulation of air. To effect such opening` the slide d is first moved to the right, as will be understood, and the bolt c5 moved axially through the aperture a2 until the bifurcated end Z4 may engage the groove 011 formed between the shoulder 010 and the head 08 to prevent axial movement of the bolt in either direction. The spaced relation of the plates c4, c2 at the left-hand side of' Figure 2 afford articulation due to the flexible material of the strip c and simlar articulation is afforded if necessary at the right hand'side of the closure.

By the construction just described the closure may be maintained in closed relation With respect to the port or either edge thereof may be disposed in spaced relation with respect to the corresponding edge of the aperture or, thirdly, both edges of the closure may be maintained in spaced relation from the sides of the port.

It Will thus be seen that a particularly practical, convenient and advantageous closure is provided for a Ventilating Window. Obviously various modifications may be made in the position and configuration of the component elements going to make up the closure as a Whole as Well as any particular form taken by the actuating devices illustrated and no limitation is intended by the foregoing description or drawings beyond that imposed by the claims.

`What l claim is:

1. In combination with a wall having an aperture, a closure therefor, fiexible strips clamped to opposed edges of the closure, ani means engaging said flexible strips whereby either one of opposed edges may be spaced from the Wall.

2. ln combination with an aperture, a closure therefor, resilient strips clamped along one side to opposed edges of the closure and along the other side to bolts respectively, and means to selectively position said bolts with respect to the aperture.

3. ln combination With an aperture, a closure therefor, flexible strips formed with grooves engaging respectively opposed edges of' the closure, clamping plates engaging said flexible strips upon opposed faces thereof along one edge of said strip, bolts securing said clamping plates,vclamping plates disposed along the other edge of said fiexible strips in spaced relation with the first named plates, bolts engaging said plates and formed with shoulders, and latches to selectively enge the shoulders.

4. ln combination with an aperture, a closure therefor of transparent frangible ma* terial, a strip of rubber formed with a groove for the reception of said closure, clamping plates engaging said rubber strip upon opposed faces thereof adjacent the edge containing the groove, bolts securing said clamping plates and passing through apertures in the closure, clamping plates disposed along the other edge of said rubber strip in spaced relation with the first named plates, and means to secure said last named plates adjacent the aperture. l

This specification signe-d this 4th day of Sept. A. D. 1925.

ALFRED F. MASURY. 

